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Notable locations in Marion: Smyth-Bland Regional Library (A), Smyth County Courthouse (B), Marion Community Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Grey Rocks Plaza Shopping Center (1), Parkway Shopping Center (2), Smyth Valley Shopping Center (3), Marion Plaza Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Marion include: Church of God (A), Church of God of Prophecy (B), Royal Oak Presbyterian Church (C), Grace United Methodist Church (D), Seventh Day Adventist Church of Marion (E), Youngs Chapel (F), Ebenezer Lutheran Church (G), Marion Baptist Church (H), Marion Gospel Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Round Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Staley Creek (A), Hooks Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Marion: Marion Stadium (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Marion Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Best Western Marion (1424 North Main Street), Budget Inn (259 Chestnut Ridge Road), Econo Lodge Marion (1424 North Main Street).
Courts: Smyth County - Clerk- Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court 28th District- J (Courthouse), Smyth County - Judge of Circuit Court OFC (121 Bagley Circle Suite 100), Smyth County - General District Court (Courthouse), Smyth County - County Clerk Of Circuit Court (Courthouse).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Marion and their reported violations in the past:
BLAND CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Population served: 700, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (NOV-07-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-14-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-06-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Marion that have no violations reported:
- ATKINS EXTENSION-SMYTH CO PSA (Population served: 280, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- CURRIN VALLEY (Population served: 135, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  18.6% | | Whole state: |  9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Marion compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Marion (2007 data):
- The Bank of Marion: Washington Avenue Branch, Royal Oak Branch, The Bank Of Marion. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $353.8 mil, Deposits: $308.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Virginia Bankshares, Inc.
- Highlands Union Bank: Marion Branch at 1425 North Main Street, branch established on 1997-12-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $628.0 mil, Deposits: $501.4 mil, headquarters in Abingdon, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Highlands Bankshares, Inc.
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Marion Branch at 102 East Main Street, branch established on 1963-07-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- The National Bank of Blacksburg: 303 South Commerce Street Branch at 303 South Commerce Street, branch established on 1920-01-01. Info updated 2006-06-01: Bank assets: $864.1 mil, Deposits: $764.8 mil, headquarters in Blacksburg, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 26 total offices, Holding Company: National Bankshares, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $47,521 | $30,013 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $11,369 | $34,107 | 8 | $3,011 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,442 | $29,304 | 2 | $912 |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $17,783 | $26,675 | 1 | $275 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,544 | $34,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $3,367 | $20,202 | 2 | $1,439 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $9,091 | $21,818 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $20,524 | $27,365 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
25 | $42,863 | $20,574 | 1 | $1,322 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $3,633 | $21,798 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
78 | $167,137 | $25,713 | 14 | $6,959 |
Marion government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $957,000
Solid Waste Management: $189,000
Parks & Recreation: $27,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,904,000
Police Protection: $1,030,000
Water Utilities: $534,000
Fire Protection: $497,000
Parks & Recreation: $467,000
General - Other: $444,000
Central Staff Services: $359,000
Housing & Community Development: $318,000
Financial Administration: $299,000
Sewerage: $289,000
Solid Waste Management: $188,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $157,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $148,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,691,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,612,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $383,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $5,376,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,351,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $644,000
Water Utilities: $315,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $139,000
Interest Earnings: $50,000
Rents: $30,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,565,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,695,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $916,000
All Other: $353,000
General Support: $14,000
- Tax - NEC: $594,000
Property: $585,000
Other Selective Sales: $533,000
Public Utilities: $191,000
Tobacco Sales: $170,000
Motor Vehicle License: $59,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,398,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $341,000
4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,855 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.48% | | Virginia average: | 11.06% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,020 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.99% | | Virginia average: | 10.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Marion:
- WMEV (1010 AM; 1 kW; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXMY (1600 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALTVILLE, VA; Owner: CONTINENTAL MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKSK (580 AM; 5 kW; W.JEFFERSON, NC; Owner: CADDELL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
- WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WXIT (1200 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLOWING ROCK, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Marion:
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WZVA (103.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: T.E.C.O. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WCQR-FM (88.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
- WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
- WECR-FM (102.3 FM; BEECH MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: RONDINARO BROADCASTING, INC)
- WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WZJS (100.7 FM; BANNER ELK, NC; Owner: HIGHLAND COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATES, LLC)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Marion:
- WMSY-TV (Channel 52; MARION, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- W43BO (Channel 43; MARION, ETC., VA; Owner: WEMT LICENSEE L.P.)
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